Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton

Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton Monday January 19, 2026.

The temperature is expected to plummet below minus 15 Celsius. For warm place hours visit hpl.ca/hours

For a list of shelters and health information visit www.hamilton.ca/cold

Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 4:00pm
Central Library – Digital Microfilm Machines

The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room. This reader does not support printing. We apologize for the inconvenience and aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible.

Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 1:45pm
Online Resources - Update

The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.

Published:
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 11:00am
Waterdown Branch Accessible Door Out of Order

The accessibility door at Waterdown Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
Printing Updates

Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies. 

Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.

Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees

Bring back your borrowed library items within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items. 

Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm

Makerspace Price Guide

collage of equipment in the makerspace  with text price guide

All prices are subject to applicable taxes. 

Category

Service

Price

3D Printing

Filament

$0.10 per gram

(minimum $1)

 

Large Format Printing

(cost of ink per ml + cost of material per foot)

Ink

$1.00 per ml

Matte and Satin Paper

$4.00 per foot

Vinyl Cutting and Printing

(cost of ink per ml + cost of material per foot)

Ink

$0.75 per ml

Clear, Matte, Glossy

Central Branch- $2.50 per foot
Valley Park and Dundas- $2.00 per foot

Vinyl cutting

Vinyl

$1 per foot

Cricut

Vinyl

$1.00 per sheet

Cricut

Cardstock

$0.50 per sheet

Textiles

Embroidery

$2 per 10,000 stitches ($2 minimum)

Textiles

Backing Material

$0.50 per foot (1-foot minimum)

Textiles

Standard Sewing

$1.50 per 30 min

Textiles

Serger Sewing

$3 per 30 min

 

Lamination

Letter Size

$1 per sheet

Button Maker

Buttons

$0.50 per button

Book Binder

Binding

$2 per binding

** With the exception of the Large Format Printer, we are able to estimate how much a project will cost before it is run. 
** As per our guidelines, we will only use materials that are available in the Makerspace.